The blast that damaged Russia’s strategic Crimean Bridge and killed at least three people was orchestrated by Ukraine, the New York Times and Washington Post both reported on Saturday, citing sources. A senior Ukrainian official interviewed by the New York Times claimed that Kiev was behind the explosion, adding that …
Read More »Crimean Bridge reopens for traffic after explosion (VIDEO)
Road traffic on the Crimean Bridge, which was damaged by a truck explosion earlier on Saturday, has partly resumed, and trains are expected to start moving later in the evening. “The movement of vehicles along the Crimean Bridge has resumed. At the moment, traffic is open to cars and buses …
Read More »Air defense systems activated near Crimean bridge (VIDEOS)
Air defense systems have been activated in the city of Kerch, in the vicinity of the Crimean Bridge, an adviser to Crimea’s governor said on Thursday evening. Videos circulating on social media showed what looks like a missile piercing the night sky, and sounds of explosions. Oleg Krychkov posted a …
Read More »Crimean village evacuated after huge explosions
Residents of the village of Mayskoye in northeastern Crimea were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday following powerful explosions nearby. The blasts took place at a temporary ammunition depot operated by the Russian military, the Defense Ministry confirmed. The settlement is located in the Dzhankoy region, near Ukraine, and is believed …
Read More »Russia claims Ukraine may execute Crimean POWs
Russia’s human rights ombudsman has pledged to investigate information that some Crimean officers, held captive in Ukraine, have been allegedly designated by the Kiev authorities as “unexchangeable” and could even be subject to execution. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Tatiana Moskalkova confirmed that Russia and Ukraine had earlier conducted an exchange of …
Read More »Russia responds to UK’s Crimean War comment
Responding to comments made on Wednesday by British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace in which he referenced the 19th-century Crimean War, the Russian Defense Ministry urged its UK counterparts to get their historical facts straight. Commenting on the escalation of tensions in Ukraine, Wallace – a former member of the Scots …
Read More »Russian nation is set to COLLAPSE entirely & Ukraine will regain Crimean peninsula, Lithuanian independence figurehead claims
Vytautas Landsbergis, the former chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania, who led the nation as it broke away from the USSR, claimed in an interview on Tuesday that the Russian state will one day fall in on itself, as it has done in the past. When it does, he …
Read More »British PM Boris Johnson personally ordered warship into Crimean waters, ignoring warnings of his foreign secretary – media report
In a report released on Thursday night, the outlet – known to be close to Prime Minister Boris Johnson – alleged that Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had “raised concerns” about the mission, proposed by defense chiefs, in advance. He was reportedly worried that the move could hand a potential victory …
Read More »Spending on improvement of Moscow for the year exceeded the cost of construction of Crimean bridge
281 billion rubles Spending on improvement of Moscow for the year exceeded the cost of construction of Crimean bridge For 10 months of 2019 for the improvement of Moscow spent 281 billion rubles. This is more than the cost of construction of Crimean bridge, which cost 228 billion rubles, comparable …
Read More »The government will build a new route to the Crimean bridge: 1 km road will cost 1 billion rubles
The Ministry of transport, Rosavtodor and state company Avtodor discuss the construction of a free highway from Krasnodar to the Crimean bridge. About this “Vedomosti” reports with reference to the meeting and sources close to Rosavtodor and Avtodor. The representative of the transport Ministry confirmed to the newspaper this information. …
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